With the Defiant, the prototype of a potentially armed, medium-sized unmanned surface vehicle is undergoing several months of sea trials this spring. In future, the boats will be able to perform a variety of different tasks autonomously.
USX-1 was developed on behalf of the Pentagon's technology agency, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa). The programme is called Nomars, an acronym for No Manning Required Ship. The aim is to develop a ship that can operate at sea for long periods of time without a human crew.
"The Nomars programme deviates from the traditional shipbuilding model," explains Darpa. Although the US military already has a large number of autonomous ships and boats, the Nomars programme
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